With attendance hitting 10,000 at GearFest 2015, there was a long line of folks trying to get in to see Jeff “Skunk” Baxter present his seminar on music and to hear the Doobie brother play.
Walking about the grounds at the Sweetwater event called GearFest 2015 you hear music rolling out of the tents where exhibitors have hundreds of guitars staged for playing.
Today’s the BIG day at Sweetwater where GearFest 2015 crowds are expected to swamp the place, all checking out the music gear of nearly 400 vendors, meet some of their favorite recording artists, learn about audio techniques from world experts and just to be part of the largest private music gear show on the planet – that said, let me assure you that Sweetwater opens the event to the public.
Rain hit hard today at Sweetwater’s GearFest 2015 and umbrellas became the gear of the moment, until the bad weather passed and the crowds found their way back to the big white tents filled with musical instruments; audio equipment and a spot set-aside for vintage and “open box” stuff.
Morning broke early at Sweetwater where the gear company’s GearFest 2015 kicked off with a long line at the main door. Hundreds of visitors will enjoy new and innovative music equipment for about 400 vendors.
As the sun began to set, we walked through the back lot of Sweetwater to get a glimpse of what’s on-hand for tomorrow’s GearFest 2015, where thousands of musicians and music enthusiasts will converge to indulge themselves with a look at some of the world’s finest guitars, amplifiers, recording gear, drums, audio electronics, keyboards, special effects pedals, educational seminars, as they tour the Sweetwater campus.
Sweetwater’s GearFest 2015 launches this week [June 12-13, 2015] in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where music enthusiasts from around the globe will gather for the largest music gear event open to the general public.
Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and music memorabilia auction house announced the upcoming sale of the most historically important guitar associated with The Beatles ever to be offered – John Lennon’s original 1962 J-160E Gibson Acoustic guitar. The guitar has been lost for over 50 years and represents a rare and significant guitar to John Lennon’s history.
A rare George Harrison stage played Mastersound Electric Guitar sold for $490,000 during the first day of the auction on Friday, May 15, 2015 to an undisclosed bidder. The George Harrison played 1963 Mastersound Electric Guitar was used by Harrison in the summer of 1963 when he had it on loan from Barratt’s Music Store.
The Les Paul Foundation has announced the official “100th Birthday of Les Paul,” a year-long celebration to launch the famous inventor and musician’s 100th birthday – June 9th, 2015.
